39th Infantry Battalion – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Brook, Ernest (3032)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 22 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 12 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3032 view online service record Address: 101 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Frederick Brook (father) 101 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 10 March…

Bruce, Arthur Ernest (46)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 21 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 9 February 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 46 view online service record Address: 79 Alfred Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: David Bruce (father) 79 Alfred Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 27 May 1916 Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion Fate: DOW: Thursday, 9 May 1918 Place: France Lieutenant, 39…

Cassidy, George Henry (3041)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 27 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 19 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3041 view online service record Address: 16 Garfield Street Fitzroy, VIC Next of Kin: Frank Cassidy (father) 184 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Friday, 12 October 1917 Place:…

Dickenson, Harry (1274)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~DAugust 27, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 21 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 19 February 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1274 view online service record Address: 497 Spencer Street West Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: William Dickenson (father) 497 Spencer Street West Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 27 May 1916 Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Saturday, 21 December 1918 Discharged: Friday, 14…

Evans, Harry (3285)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~EAugust 26, 2014

Place of Birth: Manchester, England Age: 22 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 25 October 1917 - Port Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3285 view online service record Address: 492 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Alfred Evans (father) 18 Albert Street Manchester, England Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 2 February 1918 Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion - 8th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday, 2 January 1919 Discharged:…

Gaskett, William John (1830)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 21 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 28 February 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1830 view online service record Address: Nar Nar Goon, VIC Next of Kin: George Matthew Gaskett (father) Nar Nar Goon, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 16 August 1916 Ship: RMS Orontes Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 21 July 1917 Discharged: Wednesday,…

Grant, Henry James (785)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 21 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 14 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 785 view online service record Address: 7 McKinley Avenue Malvern, VIC Next of Kin: Mary R Grant (mother) 7 McKinley Avenue Malvern, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 27 May 1916 Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Monday, 27 August 1917 Discharged: Saturday, 3 November…

Hodges, William John Thomas (2315)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 26 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 14 August 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2315 view online service record Address: 209 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mary Hodges (mother) 209 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 20 October 1916 Ship: HMAT Port Lincoln A17 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion - 4th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 21…

Hudson, Francis John (3090)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 18 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 13 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3090 view online service record Address: 28 Nelson Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Francis Hudson (father) 28 Nelson Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 4 July…

Knell, William Godfrey (3088)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~KAugust 20, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 21 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Saturday, 20 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3088 view online service record Address: 180 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Thomas Knell (father) 180 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 9 August…

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